The Word Café Podcast with Amax
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Send us Fan Mail Stories don’t just describe reality, they create it. We get into a big idea that sounds poetic but lands with real consequences: stories have DNA. The way a narrative is framed, repeated, and passed down...
Send us Fan Mail The internet rewards speed, drama, and endless posting but what if that mindset is training us to produce noise instead of meaning? We sit with a blunt question that every creator, founder, and everyday...
Send us Fan Mail A nine-year-old says he wants to write a book to inspire other children and suddenly the room is talking about leadership, corruption, and what stories can do to a country. We’re joined by students from...
Send us Fan Mail “I want to die empty.” That line stops you in your tracks, but it can also be misunderstood as hustle, burnout, or a never-ending push to produce. We slow it down and ask the deeper question: what does i...
Send us Fan Mail “You are random.” That single word can land like a joke or a jab, but I take it seriously and use it as a doorway into something bigger: why our minds feel scattered, where thoughts actually come from, a...
Send us Fan Mail “Do you believe in Nigeria?” sounds like a simple question until you sit with what it demands from you. We gather a panel of professionals, from media and engineering to law and development work, and we...
Send us Fan Mail The future is coming whether you feel ready or not, so why do we treat foresight like entertainment instead of a responsibility? I record this one outdoors in the wind and use that setting to slow down a...
Send us Fan Mail A world map can shrink a continent with a few lines and curves, then spend centuries shrinking confidence along with it. We pick up the viral conversation about Africa’s true size and the fight over map...
Send us Fan Mail Fatherhood isn’t a background role, and it isn’t something we get to “sort out later.” Today we go straight at the weight many men forget they carry: the power to shape a child’s view of truth, safety, d...
Send us Fan Mail A story can be true without being factual, but it can’t be powerful without an anchor. We start from a simple image: standing on a height and realizing that fear and fascination live in the same place. T...
Send us Fan Mail Espresso or instant coffee, you know the difference the moment you taste it and that idea of expectations is the perfect way to think about training. We kick things off with a quick coffee story, then ge...
Send us Fan Mail We keep hearing “AI” and thinking machines. We’re flipping that meaning to something older and, in many ways, more urgent: African Intelligence. After reflecting on five years of the World Cafe Live Show...
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